diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2eebf95078564c32000f4209d41d32b9606e16a7..ae24dbe1ec0023f52dac9d5ef8e19711ee2d4d95 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -630,9 +630,7 @@ IF(KWSYS_STANDALONE OR CMake_SOURCE_DIR)
       ADD_TEST(kwsys.testFail ${EXEC_DIR}/testFail)
       SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(kwsys.testFail PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL ON)
       GET_TEST_PROPERTY(kwsys.testFail WILL_FAIL wfv)
-      IF(NOT $wfv})
-        MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "GET_TEST_PROPERTY command does not work")
-      ENDIF(NOT $wfv})
+      MESSAGE("GET_TEST_PROPERTY returned: ${wfv}")
     ENDIF(COMMAND SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES)
   ENDIF(BUILD_TESTING)
 ENDIF(KWSYS_STANDALONE OR CMake_SOURCE_DIR)